Last week woot! was selling the Nokia 770 for $129, which was quite a deal considering that it had previously been selling in the $200-250 range.  But given the recent release of the Nokia 800, it was probably inevitable that the price would drop.  I’d been eyeing the 800 since its announcement, but wasn’t able to justify the $400 price.

I’ve been playing with the 770 for the past couple of days and I’m fairly happy with it.  It’s a little slow, and it isn’t a PDA replacement, but it works fairly well for simple browsing.  It also makes a great little interactive remote for my Slimserver/Squeezebox combination.

It also does basic audio/video streaming.  I was able to listen to a podcast, and although I haven’t had any luck with YouTube’s Flash player, I have been able to view some video files.

This entry was composed from my ‘comfy chair’ usng the 770.  Typing with the onscreen keyboard and stylus is a little slow, but manageable.

If I were going on a short trip and I just needed to check email and do basic browsing, the 770, combined with a phone that does Bluetooth DUN or a wireless hotspot would allow me to leave the laptop at home.

Update:  Added some screenshots.

The browser (showing EE’s control panel):

Controlling Slimserver (album thumbnail view):

Now playing view in Slimserver:

I installed Xterm and ssh: (yep, it’s running Linux under the GUI)